All ironhanded antonyms
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I i adj ironhanded
- questionable β of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- negligent β guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- tolerant β inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
- incorrect β not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- unsuitable β not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- lenient β agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- lax β not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- imprecise β not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- careless β If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- flexible β capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- soft β yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- improper β not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- yielding β inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- easy-going β calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- loose β free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- compassionate β If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
- considerate β Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
- sympathetic β characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- modest β having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- meek β humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- obedient β obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.
- servile β slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
- submissive β inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- docile β easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- passive β not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- humble β not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- friendly β characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- willing β disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
- facile β moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- amenable β If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- compromising β If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
- democratic β A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- kind β of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- nice β pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- relieving β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- temperate β moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
- inaccurate β not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- inexact β not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.